k One Million Pieces of Lieut.-Gen. Hsin in March Printed Matter to Be Chinese guerilla forces operating Distributed in City, in the vicinity of Shanghai have been thrown into complete disorder Over one million pieces of printed following the arrest of Lieut.-Gen. matter have been prepared for the Hsin Chen-tung on March 6, a Japan-special Safety First Week campaign, ese Army. spokesman stated at the which opens in Shanghai today and press conference yesterday. Lieut.- concludes on June 24. This enorm-Gen. Hsin, he stated, had been seized ous amount of leaflets, posters, hand-by Japanese military police in the fills, eic. will be distributed, the Western. district, Executive Committee reports, to Following his grrest a Chinese every branch of traffic in Shanghai. named Ma Lo-ning, who was the Among the printed matter prepared chief judiciary officer of the guerillas, are 50,000 leaflets for distribution to had appointed himself Commander-rickshaw passengers, 20,000 leaflets in-Chief, the spokesman continued, of instructions for rickshaw pullers, but his control had not been accept-ana 20,000 leaflets, printed in simple ed by the other guerilla units with Chinese, for distribution to handcart ihe result that he was now the com-ana wheelbarrow coolies. mander of the 8th Guerillas.
For cyclists there are 80,000 leaflets The 12th unit, under the cor-of simple instructions while 800 mand of Wang Hsu-lan, had apslogans have been prepared for hire proached the Japanese forces in the Cars, whose drivers have been sub-middle of May, he said, with an ject to special lectures on Safety offer to surrender. Negotiations were First precautions at the depots where still proceeding. At the beginning posters have been exhibited. To of June the 14th and the Ist eliminate accidents 1,000 brochures of Guerillas engaged in combat between instructions to drivers have been Hsuchow and Changshu, the spokes-supplied. mun continued, and 60 officers of Special lectures will be given dur-the Ist Guerillas, including the ing the week to 5,000 truck drivers Battalion Commander, were capon careful driving and the avoidance tured by the 14th Guerillas. of accidents and 10,000 posters and slogans have been prepared for use On trucks. Chinese Boy Scouts will distribute 240,000 leaflets to pedestrians and 600-700 of these Boy German Indignation at Scouts will be on duty daily urging people to use the footpaths.
Throughout the Settlement 67,000
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